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No. 742,'733. PATENTED 00127, 1903.

J. POHLIG.

WAGON TOP. APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27. 1903.

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POHLIG, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 742,733, dated October27, 1903.

Application filed February 27, 1903. Serial No. 145,311.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN POHLIG, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented a new and Improved Wagon-Top, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in wagon-tops, and particularlyto the manner of hanging and operating the curtains and apron thereof.In wagons of this type the curtains are usually rolled from the bottomand from the outside of the vehicle, which requires considerable timeand trouble, as a person in adjusting the curtains must walk around thewagon and generally stand on the wheels to adjust the side curtains, andsuch curtains are often unevenly rolled.

It is an object of my invention to obviate the above mentionedobjections by so arranging the apron and curtains of the wagon that theymay be rolled or unrolled by a person standing within the wagon and sothat when rolled they will'present a neat and smoothappearance.

I will describe a wagon-top embodying my invention and then point outthe novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a wagontop embodying my invention withthe roof removed. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is asection on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an inner side view of the front apron. Fig. 6 is aperspective view showing the apron as rolled. Fig. 7 is a detail showinga portion of the rear curtain as lowered, and Fig. 8 shows the same asrolled.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates the body or box of the vehicle,to which the side posts 11 are attached. Secured to the side posts arethe top side rails 12. As a means for securing the rails 12 to the postsI employ metal straps 13, which have loop portions 14, through which theside curtains may pass. Also attached to the side posts are guide rails15, between which and an outer center cord 26,

plate 16 the side curtains 17 are designed to be drawn. On eachguide-rail 15 is a series of rollers 18, which provide bearings for thecurtains. These rollers 18 are here shown in the form of tubes arrangedto rotate on rods 19. The curtains 17 are attached at the upper end torollers 20, having bearings in hangers 21, attached to the rails 12, andsecured to one end of each roller, preferably the front end, is awinding-drum 22, provided with a ratchet, to which drum a windingcord 23is attached, said winding-cord passing through a guide 24 at the outerside of the winding-drum. By this arrangement when a side curtain isdrawn down the winding-cord will be wound on the drum, and when it isdesired to raise the curtain the driver without leaving his seat may bydrawing down on the cord rotate the roller, so as to wind up thecurtain, and then the windlug-cord may be secured to a hook 25, at-

tached to the. front roof-bar of the wagontop. It may be also furthersecured by a attached at one end to the lower end of the curtain andvdesigned to engage its free end with a hook 27 on the rails 12.

The back curtain 28 is connected to a roller 29, having bearings inhangers 30, attached to the rails 12. This curtain 28 has side flaps 31,which when the curtain is in rolled position may be turned around therear ends of the side curtains and secured by means of cords 32. Whenthe curtain is rolled, the cords 32 may engage with hooks 33 on the rearroof-bar 34. When lowered, to secure the back curtain the loops in thecords on the flaps 31 are secured by the hook under the guard-rail, andthe lower cord on the curtain is secured to the wagon-body. The frontapron 36 is attached at one end to a rod 37, the extended ends of whichare provided with holes 38, in which hooks 39 on the top side rails mayengage when the apron is rolled up and stowed'away. When lowered, theapron is suspended by cords 40, attached to hooks 41 on the rails 15.The curtain is provided with side flaps 42, which when in rolledposition are turned inward, as indicated in Fig. '5, and securedtogether by cords 43. When the curtain is lowered, these side flaps willbe turned back and the cords 43 passed around the front posts 11, andcords 44 on the side flaps will be secured to the box or body of thevehicle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A wagon-top, comprising side posts, top side railsattached to the side posts, hangers attached to said side rails, rollershaving bearings in said hangers, the said rollers being on the innersides of the posts, winding-drums on the rollers, side curtains attachedto the rollers, and winding-cords attached to the winding-drums.

2. A wagon-top, comprising side posts, top side rails secured thereto,hangers on said top side rails, rollers having bearings in said hangersat the inner sides of the posts, curtains attached to the rollers,winding-drums on the rollers, cords attached to the rollers, and guidesfor the cords.

3. A wagon-top, comprising side posts, top rails attached thereto,guide-rails attached to the posts below the top rails, rollers on saidguide-rails, hangers attached to the top rails, curtain-rollers havingbearings in said hangers, curtains attached to said rollers and passingover the rollers on the guide-rails,

and means for rotating the curtain-rollers for rolling said curtains.

4. A wagon-top, comprising side posts,

top rails, straps connecting the top rails to the side posts, the saidstraps having loop portions, hangers attached to the top rails, rollershaving hearings in said hangers and passing through said loops, sidecurtains attached to the rollers, and winding devices attached to therollers.

5. A wagon-top, comprising side posts, top rails secured thereto, a rearroof-bar, hooks on said bar, a rear end curtain, cords on the curtainfor engaging the hooks, a roller to which the said curtain-is attached,and hangers attached to the top rails and in which said roller has itsbearings.

6. A wagon-top comprising a frame, a rod, an apron attached to saidrod,flexible connections between said rod and the upper portion of the topframe, and devices on said top frame for engaging with the rod.

7. A wagon-top, comprising a frame, a rod having holes at its ends,flexible connections between the ends of said rod and the upper portionof the top frame, devices on said top frame for engagingin said holes,and an apron attached to said rod.

8. A wagon-top, comprising a frame, a rod having holes at its ends,flexible connections between the ends of said rod and the upper portionof the top frame, devices on said top frame for engaging in said holes,an apron attached to said rod, and side flaps on the apron.

In testimony whereof I have name to this specification two subscribingwitnesses.

JOHN POHLIG.

signed my in the presence of Witnesses:

J. O. WHITMORE, LoUIs R. ALBA.

